Tom Gilmore, CEO of VacationHomeRentals.com, points out one big advantage that vacation homes have over hotels: Many vacation home owners don’t jack up the price during popular travel weekends like Labor Day.

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"Buyers need to remove emotion from their purchase choice and pick what appeals to the widest target market rather than what they want for themselves, says Heather Bayer, a blogger with Vacationhomerentals.com."

"Boston-based online family-to-family vacation marketplace, VacationHomeRentals.com, is one of the best ways to rent a place somewhere warm for a fraction of what it would cost you to stay in a hotel. "

"You can save big on stays in warm-weather cities around the country thanks to VacationHomeRentals.com. Current deals include a four-bedroom townhouse located just six miles from Walt Disney World in Kissimmee, Fla., from $59 a night, a two-bedroom home with a pool in La Jolla, Calif., from $98 a night, and $405 for a week in a Myrtle Beach."

"'I haven't seen quite the spike (in home rental listings) we saw in other years,' said Tom Gilmore, chief executive for VacationHomeRentals.com. Gilmore said the Super Bowl is a big event, but it doesn't overshadow the interest the metropolitan area normally draws."

"VacationHomeRentals.com reports that their users saves vacationers an average of 15 – 50 percent by renting a vacation home. Some of the destinations you can get a sweet deal on VacationHomeRentals.com are Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, New York City, New Orleans and Galveston, Texas."

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Can't get enough Halloween? Well, you might want to try on a spookier life for a few nights by renting one of America's most famous haunted houses. VacationHomeRentals.com, the leading vacation home rental website, composed a frightening list of the Top 5 Haunted Houses in America.

Vacationhomerentals.com combed their listings for the most expensive properties in top vacation destinations. Options range from a luxurious oceanfront estate in Kailua, Hawaii for a mere $34,900 a week, to a waterfront villa in Miami Beach for $20,000.

Tom Gilmore, CEO of VacationHomeRentals.com, said traveling not only brings everybody together but also helps kids learn and it expands their horizons. "But it's really about the memories. I look back at photo albums and 70 percent of the photos are from family vacations. These memories will last a lifetime."

"As with any location, the primary advantage to staying in a vacation rental over a hotel is money saved and space gained," say Tom Gilmore, CEO of VacationHomeRentals.com. "The money saved on the accommodations lends itself to more bets at the casino, and the additional space provides the venue to share laughs and tears over the outcomes of those bets."

"Since most retirees have to be cautious of their budget, many are opting to rent a vacation home to forgo the high costs of hotels and amenities," said Tom Gilmore, CEO of VacationHomeRentals.com, a website connecting would-be vacationers with home owners looking to rent out their homes.

"Plot out some fun. There is nothing that turns a frown upside-down more than a surprise, says Tom Gilmore, CEO and founder of VacationHomeRentals.com. "Planning stops at fun locations, like candy stores or an amusement park, will keep your kids excited for what's to come and [hopefully] stop them from asking 'Are we there yet?'""

"Hanging out with my seven and five year old in 300 square feet is not as much fun as hanging out in a place with a common area and a private pool," says Tom Gilmore, founder and CEO of VacationHomeRentals.com.